The Life and Remarkable Career of Adah Isaacs Menken The life and remarkable career of Adah Isaacs Menken, the celebrated actress: An account of her career as a danseuese, an actress, an authoress, a poetess, a sculptor, an editress, as captain of the "Dayton light guard," as the wife of the pugilist John C. Heenan, and of "Orpheus Kerr" ...